Announcing the SUN*LV Community Garden Challenge of Spring 2011: Up to $7,500 available!

As Alan explained in one of his most recent posts, CACLV “gives men fish” when they have no access to a pole or pond, but the goal of our programming is to “teach men to fish” whenever possible.  One of the newest ways that we have done this is through assisting neighborhoods with creating and [...]

The Importance of Place

What makes a place?  And why is it important?  Whether because of CACLV’s numerous community revitalization projects or my own personal readings, I’ve been thinking about these two questions quite a bit lately.  They are probably deeper questions than any of us realize… partly because the words in the questions are so simple, but also, [...]

Roots: Why we do what we do

While working on a grant application to help fund Second Harvest Food Bank’s advocacy efforts, a question about key activities reminded me yet again why we do what we do.  The application asked what our expected outcomes are and what key activities will help us attain those outcomes.  The Food Bank, of course, exists to [...]